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How to pronounce commando in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ranger
Type of military personnel, military man, serviceman, man
Type Words
Type of military unit, military group, military force, force
Has types sayeret matkal, special air service, sas, sayeret, sayeret mat'kal

Examples of commando

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However, the commando-style attack is of concern to top U.S. security officials.
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The attached army units consist of commando-trained units from the British Army.
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He and another commando opened it and crawled through on their hands and knees.
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The commando had stayed in touch since delivering the reading at David's funeral.
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The military sees it as useful for long-range Marine Corps and commando missions.
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One infant in the village of Menqersh is proudly dressed as a Chinese commando.
From the economist.com
The first Australian commando unit to see action was the 1st Independent Company.
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All volunteers went through the six week intensive commando course at Achnacarry.
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The commando of four, travelling in three cars, travelled south using main roads.
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  • A member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
  • An amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
  • The term commando, in English, means a specific kind of individual soldier or military unit. In contemporary usage, commando usually means elite light infantry and/or special forces units, specialised in amphibious landings, parachuting, rappelling and similar techniques, to conduct and effect ...
  • Marcia o Crepa (March or Die) known as The Legion's Last Patrol in the UK and Commando in the US is a 1962 European (Italian, German, Spanish) co-production war film about the Algerian War of Independence. ...
  • Commando is a 1985 American action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vernon Wells, Rae Dawn Chong, Alyssa Milano, Bill Duke and Dan Hedaya and James Olson. It was directed by Mark L. Lester and shot on location in and around Los Angeles, California.
  • Commando (1898u20131905) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.
  • Commando was a pigeon used in service with the British armed forces during the Second World War to carry crucial intelligence. ...
  • Going commando is the practice of not wearing underwear under one's outer clothing. The term is theorised to be related to the much earlier term "going regimental", which refers to wearing the kilt military style, that is, without underwear. (see True Scotsman)
  • 40 Commando RM is a battalion sized formation of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of Commander in Chief Fleet.